As a leading girls’ school in Australia, St Catherine’s is committed to nurturing and empowering independent and globally responsive young women, enabling them to approach all their endeavours with confidence, wisdom and integrity. – St Catherine’s School Charter

As a School community, we help students find their sense of purpose in the world through an environment that integrates critical awareness, a social conscience and quality relationships. We inspire our students to not only own their learning but also understand and appreciate their own unique capacities and the world around them.

Boarding at St Catherine’s School provides our girls with a safe and comfortable living environment. They have the opportunity to make friends with girls from across Australia and around the world. Boarders are provided the freedom to socialise with friends and to explore Melbourne on organised weekend activities, as well as the opportunity to develop positive study habits and importantly, to have a lot of fun!

St Catherine’s prides itself on being a cohesive and unique School community. Current St Catherine’s families, along with our alumnae, future students, and current and past parents and staff, are all active, generous, enthusiastic and supportive members of the St Catherine’s School community.

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Junior School Office - Barbreck

Early Learning Centre – Campbell House: The Ilhan Family Centre

Thank You Breakfast

It was our pleasure to host a breakfast last Wednesday for around 40 families and friends to thank them for their generous support which has enabled work to begin on our Junior School project.

Anne Smith, Patron of the Her Future Begins Here Campaign

A highlight from the breakfast was a special performance by Year 6 students signing ‘Bring Me Little Water, Silvy’, which Junior School parents may recall from last year’s Music Concert. It was also our honour to announce Anne Smith as our Campaign Patron. Anne well known by generations of St Catherine’s parents and alumni as the Head of Barbreck from 1980 – 2000: the longest service in the School’s history.

The Foundation Board is truly grateful for the strong and positive support we have received from all parents, friends and alumnae as we build our new Junior School – our most significant project in fifty years. The great news is that with your support, we are now well over half the way in reaching our Campaign target of $3 million. Our Campaign Team, led by parents Sally Joubert and Cam Bertalli, looks forward to engaging with you throughout the year to realise this target and our bold vision for St Catherine’s girls.

We hope that over time you will be able to join over 400 families who are members of the Foundation and join us in demonstrating our belief in St Catherine’s commitment to nurturing and empowering strong capable girls. Our Foundation members this year are invited to an exclusive private tour of the Van Gogh Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria on Friday 12 May.

Please do not hesitate to contact either our Director of Development & Community Relations, Stuart Galbraith on sgalbraith@stcatherines.net.au or (03) 9828 3032 or myself at development@stcatherines.net.au for more information about the Foundation, or if you would like to hear more about the Junior School redevelopment.